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Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Cirrhosis of Liver among Alcoholic Adult Males Residing in Selected Areas

Pallawi Bharat Narnaware , Pallawi Bharat Narnaware1 , David Pascaline Johan2 , Sukare Lata V3

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Community and Public Health Nursing 5(1):p 51-59, January – April 2020. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/cphn.2455.8621.5120.9

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Pallawi Bharat Narnaware, David Pascaline Johan, Sukare Lata V. Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge
Regarding Cirrhosis of Liver among Alcoholic Adult Males Residing in Selected Area. Community and Public Health Nursing.
2020;5(1):51–59.

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Introduction: The liver is the largest gland of the body, can be considered a chemical factory that manufactures, stores, alters, and excretes a large number of substances involved in metabolism. Cirrhosis is a chronic progressive disease of the liver characterized by extensive degeneration and destruction of the liver parenchymal cells. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of death due to disease in the United States. It’s more likely to affect men than women. It is becoming more and more common with about 10 lakh new patients being diagnosed with liver cirrhosis every year in India alone. Excessive alcohol ingestion is the single most common cause of cirrhosis because alcohol has a direct hepatotoxic effect. Background: ‘Alcoholic’ is a term used to describe someone who suffers from alcoholism. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), globally, ”3.3 million deaths every year result from harmful use of alcohol.” Cirrhosis occur with greatest frequency among people with alcoholism. Objective: To assess the pretest knowledge regarding cirrhosis of liver among alcoholic adult males. To assess the posttest knowledge regarding cirrhosis of liver among alcoholic adult males. To evaluate the effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding cirrhosis of liver among alcoholic adult males. To associate the knowledge score with selected demographic variables. Methodology: This study was based on Quantitative approach. The research design used in this study was Pre experimental one group pre-test and post-test design. The sampling technique used in the study was non probability purposive sampling and sample size of 60 alcoholic adult males (Above the 18 years). Result: The analysis reveals that post-test mean knowledge score value whish was higher 16.95 with SD of ± 2.09 when compared with pre-test mean knowledge score value which was 6.08 with SD of ± 2.35. The calculated t-value 31.43 is greater than table value 2.00 at 0.05 level of significance. Thus the H1 is accepted and H0 is rejected. Conclusion: The study concluded that planned teaching programme was effective in improving knowledge regarding cirrhosis of liver among alcoholic adult males. age, marital status, areas of residence and monthly family income was associated with the knowledge of alcoholic adult males regarding cirrhosis of liver.
 

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Pallawi Bharat Narnaware, David Pascaline Johan, Sukare Lata V. Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge
Regarding Cirrhosis of Liver among Alcoholic Adult Males Residing in Selected Area. Community and Public Health Nursing.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/cphn.2455.8621.5120.9

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Assess; Effectiveness; Knowledge; Cirrhosis of Liver; Alcoholic Ault Males.

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